Active clinical trials for "Wounds and Injuries"

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence and degree of bone tunnel widening between two groups who have undergone anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery. The two groups have undergone different graft fixation methods: an interference screw/suspensory button fixation hybrid technique, and an all-inside suspensory method fixation. Tunnels are created at the time of surgery for graft placement and fixation, but have been known to enlarge post-operatively. Little has been studied on the relatively new all-inside technique. X-rays of the operative knee will be used to assess tunnel width. Secondary outcomes will include clinical evaluation and outcome scoring questionnaires

The primary goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy of a replicable community-based group intervention, designed to address both general wellness and specific TBI health-related issues. Emphasis is placed on goal setting to develop healthy habits, utilizing problem solving strategies, learning means of maintaining progress and setting new goals. Facilitators will utilize approaches aimed at maximizing participant self-efficacy, reducing barriers to health promotion, and developing personal resources. A randomized wait-list control group design will be used to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention. It is hypothesized that individuals with TBI who participate in the intervention group will report increased health promoting behaviors, health related self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, level of participation, and greater perceived wellness and satisfaction with life as compared to the control group.

Background: - The Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine is working to improve physicians' understanding of brain injury. More information is needed on traumatic brain injury (TBI), especially how well a person recovers from TBI and how the brain changes over time in people with TBI. To conduct this research, the center is sponsoring a number of research studies on TBI and is interested in evaluating individuals with TBI or post-concussive syndrome to determine if they might be eligible for future studies. Objectives: - To develop a pool of individuals with traumatic brain injury and post-concussive syndrome for future research studies. Eligibility: - Individuals at least 18 years of age who have symptoms of or have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury or post-concussive syndrome and are willing to participate in future studies. Design: Participants will be screened with an initial telephone interview, and will be asked to come to the National Institutes of Health for an in-person screening visit. At the screening visit, participants will provide a medical history, have a physical examination and complete a study questionnaire on their TBI and its symptoms, including how the injury occurred, when it occurred, and any previous brain-related injuries. Subjects may also return for a second visit at the NIH CC if eligible. Each visit may involve blood samples, an MRI scan, and a series of tests to evaluate brain function. Participants will also provide contact information to enable researchers to contact them for future studies....

The purpose of this study is to assess if putative brain injury biomarkers have utility as blood-based traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnostic and monitoring tools. This will be accomplished by examining the relationships between potential serum-based TBI biomarkers and clinical measures of injury severity, occurrence of complications, and outcome, in subjects with mild or moderate TBI. The assay will be evaluated in a sample population of subjects over the age of 18 who have been referred to the health care provider for closed head injury evaluation.

This is a multi-center, prospective, observational study of patients that are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). This study does not include any treatment or intervention and it is considered Nonsignificant Risk.

The main purpose of the study is to evaluate whether the routine use of ultrasound guided arterial puncture can increase the proportion of patients who only needs one puncture attempt in order to successfully extract enough blood to make an arterial blood gas analysis, when ultrasound guided arterial puncture is compared to conventional arterial puncture technique.

The objective of this study is to evaluate the incidence of gingival fissures according to the type of brush used, soft and medium.

Angiogenesis is an important pathophysiological response to traumatic brain injury (TBI) and modulated by pro- and anti-angiogenic factors. Recent studies have suggested that endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor endostatin/collagen XVIII might play an important role in the secondary brain injury following TBI. The aim of this study was to investigate early changes in the concentrations of CSF endostatin/collagen XVIII after TBI and evaluated the relations of endostatin/collagen XVIII to injury severity and clinical outcome. Endostatin/collagen XVIII concentrations were measured serially for 1 week after hospitalization by using the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay method in the cerebrospinal fluid of 30 patients with TBI and a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 8 or less on admission. Comparative analysis were used to determine if its serial changes correlate with the GCS score and prognosis. Receiver operating characteristic curve was used to appraise the value of CSF endostatin/collagen XVIII levels in predicting the prognosis of patients with severe head injury.

The primary objective of the study is to define procedures for the use of CureXcellTM in the community through Clalit Health Services. Secondary objective is to evaluate the blinding method in a subgroup of patients, which will be used in a future study named: a multinational, multi-center, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study for the evaluation of the tolerability, safety and efficacy of CureXcell™ therapy plus adequate ulcer treatment, in diabetic patients with ulcers in the lower extremities. Adults with chronic ulcers; pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers or post operative ulcer will be recruited to the study. Patients that have been recruited for the study will be treated as required for their medical condition. As required, cultures will be taken, IV or PO antibiotics will be given and debridement will be carried out. Patients will be referred to catheterization, revascularization, or amputation as required and the decision to do so will not be affected in any way by the study. CureXcellTM will be used as adjunct treatment to good ulcer care (GUC).

Development of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients with severe brain injury has been associated with poor outcome. The application of lung recruitment maneuvers (RM) for a short period of time to open collapsed alveoli and reverse hypoxemia in early ARDS has been recommended. However, little is known about the cerebral and vascular effects of RM in brain injury patients with ALI/ARDS. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of a single standardized RM on oxygenation and on systemic and cerebral hemodynamics in severe brain injury patients with ALI/ARDS.